You created a burner account to keep it separate from your main account, but Google linked both accounts to the same phone number. A report on October 14 revealed that “Phone number verification” is enabled by default on Android, affecting every Gmail account you’re signed in to. Even if you turn it off, you still have to manually remove the number from accounts it’s already linked to, one by one. The steps to unlink it are shown in the image—save it. Which do you choose: privacy or easier account recovery?